Bill Text: NY J01514 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Gretchen Braun upon the occasion of capturing the Girls 100 Yard Backstroke title at the NYSPHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championship on November 18, 2023

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-21)

Status: (Passed) 2024-01-09 - ADOPTED [J01514 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01514-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1514

BY: Senator STEC

        CONGRATULATING Gretchen Braun upon the occasion of
        capturing the Girls 100 Yard Backstroke title at the
        NYSPHSAA  Girls  Swimming and Diving Championship on
        November 18, 2023

  WHEREAS, Individual and team championships are highly  sought  after
in  high  school  sports;  this  Legislative Body commends rare athletic
achievements and pays special  recognition  to  those  who  pursue  such
excellence and become examples for the youth of this great Empire State;
and

  WHEREAS,  Athletic  competition  helps to enhance both the moral and
physical development of young athletes, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the importance of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, and developing a sense of fair play and competition; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to  congratulate
junior  Gretchen Braun upon the occasion of capturing the Girls 100 Yard
Backstroke title at the NYSPHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving  Championship
on November 18, 2023, held at the Webster Aquatic Center in Webster, New
York; and

  WHEREAS,  Earning  the number one seed in the 100 Backstroke and 100
Freestyle, Gretchen Braun reshaped  the  Section  10  Record  Board  for
swimming  in  the  first day of the state championship with her times of
55.61 and 50.53 respectively, ranking first for finals; and

  WHEREAS, In front of a capacity crowd and  a  fan  base  of  family,
friends, and teammates, Gretchen Braun won the championship in the Girls
100 Yard Backstroke with an outstanding time of 55.46, setting a Section
10  record  and  beating  her  closest  opponent by five hundredths of a
second; her remarkable finish earned her All-American Consideration; and

  WHEREAS,  The  first  performer  in  Section  10  to  win  a   state
championship,  Gretchen  Braun  is  from Lisbon Central and competes for
Canton Central through a merger agreement; setting and lowering a myriad
of Section 10 records throughout the course  of  the  season,  she  also
finished  her  first  year of Section 10 swimming with the 200 Freestyle
record 1:51.57, the 100 Butterfly record at 57.84, and the 500 Freestyle
record at 5:14.92; and

  WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by Gretchen Braun is  due  in
great  part  to  the  efforts  of Coach Conrad Stuntz, the team's expert
coaching staff, and skilled  and  inspirational  tutors,  respected  for
their ability to develop potential into excellence; and

  WHEREAS,  Gretchen  Braun's  overall  record is outstanding; she was
loyally and enthusiastically supported by her family, teammates, friends
and the community at large; and

  WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, Gretchen  Braun  has  proven
herself to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favorably
on her school; and


  WHEREAS,  Sports  competition instills the values of teamwork, pride
and accomplishment, and Gretchen Braun has clearly made  a  contribution
to  the  spirit  of  excellence which is a tradition of her school; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
congratulate Gretchen Braun upon the occasion of capturing the Girls 100
Yard  Backstroke  title  at  the  NYSPHSAA  Girls  Swimming  and  Diving
Championship on November 18, 2023; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Gretchen Braun and Coach Conrad Stuntz.